Acton, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Acton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 848. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q344432. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.631°N, 80.033°W.
Population
In 1881, Acton, Village had a population of 848: 412 male and 436 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 848 |
| 1891 | 1,209 |
| 1901 | 1,484 |
| 1911 | 1,720 |
| 1921 | 1,722 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Esquesing, 1871 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Acton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 848 total population, 436 females, 412 males, 303 married persons, 176 families, 152 married males, 151 married females, 40 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 505 single persons under 18, 259 single females under 18, 246 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 176 inhabited houses, 176 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,190 bushels of turnips, 2,630 bushels of oats, 1,733 bushels of winter wheat, 1,380 bushels of potatoes, 1,163 bushels of barley, 1,073 bushels of peas and beans, 320 bushels of other root crops, 152 tons of hay, 112 acres of wheat, 110 acres of hay crops, 100 bushels of buckwheat, 80 bushels of spring wheat, 50 bushels of corn, 13 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Donald Mann | 1853–1934 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 848 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON150008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q344432
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acton_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Acton, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/acton-village-on150008-1881/.